SHELLEY PRIMARY SCHOOL
Our vision, as a community, is to inspire a passion for learning.
NEWSLETTER
WEBSITE: www.shelleyps.wa.edu.au
15 October 2014
Phone: 9354 5233
EMAILING: School Admin: [email protected]
Absences Only: [email protected]
Principal Patter…….
Hello Shelley Families …
Welcome back to a very busy Term Four! I trust you all had an enjoyable break
including the bonus extra day this term due to a planned Staff Development Day.
Staff were busy over the last two days analysing our NAPLAN data to include
priority areas for improvement into our new school plan. The plan is due to be
presented to the School Council for ratification at their next meeting and will then
be formally presented to our school community at the upcoming scheduled public P&C/School
Council meeting.
Our thoughts and sincere condolences go out to our Year One teacher Ms Jade-Marie Robinson
with the passing of her much-loved mother after a period of illness. Ms Robinson will be on a short
period of leave this week and will return to work next Monday.
I will be on leave this week but look forward to seeing you all next
week.
Regards
Gillian
DIARY DATES - Term 4 2014
What’s on in the coming weeks?
Week 1
Wednesday 15 October
Students Return
Week 2
Tuesday 21 October
Thursday 23 October
Friday 24 October
Kindy Screening in Library 9:00-11:30 am
P&C General Meeting 7.30pm
Assembly Room 18 Year 3
Kindy Screening in Library 9:00-11:30 am
Rms 7 to 12 : Life Choices & Thinking Skills – Payment Due
Kindy & Pre Primary – Kidz N Sport – Payment Due
Bookclub Issue 7 due
Copies of school activity notes are on the website under newsletters and notes/student notes.
Report after hours vandalism, trespassing, etc to SCHOOL WATCH: 1800 177 777
REMINDER
Parents are not to park in the Doctors Surgery. This a private car
park belonging to the surgery. Parents can be fined for using this
car park, even for a short time.
SCHOOL ASSEMBLY
ROOM 18 YEAR 3 THURSDAY 23 OCTOBER
The students from Room 18 will be hosting the assembly on THURSDAY 23 OCTOBER
commencing at 8: 45am. All parents, family and friends are most welcome to attend
STUDENTS NOT RETURNING IN 2015
Parents please inform the school in writing (email, note) as soon as possible if your child is not returning to Shelley in
2015. We need accurate numbers to assist with budget preparation.
TERM PLANNER
Term 4 planner has been put on the website. Be aware that this can change, usually due to unforeseen
circumstances, so please ensure you read the newsletter for updates.
VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTIONS
Thank you to the many parents who have paid their 2014 Voluntary Contributions. This amount of $50.00 per child for
a year makes an enormous difference to our capacity to provide the quality of educational experience you want your
child to receive and we want to deliver.
In Western Australia, government schools don’t charge fees like private schools and so we rely on this small amount
per child to complement the school grant we receive each year to run our school. Each small amount makes one large
amount and that is what makes the difference.
At Shelley we are very fortunate that our families realise this and consequently a large percentage of families have
paid. If you have forgotten, please don’t be embarrassed or think it is too late. We will gratefully receive them at any
time of the year. Currently our average collection rate across the school stands at 77.15%. This is lower than we have
seen for some time. In previous years we have been close to 90%. Payment can be made by calling into the school
office, sending a cheque or cash with your child. Credit card and EFTPOS facilities are available.
LATE NOTES
Please be aware that a “blue note” from the office is required for any child to be admitted into a classroom after the
8:45am siren. Parents should come to the office first to write in the “late book” and collect a blue note prior to taking
their child to class (including Kindergarten and Pre Primary).
CHANGE OF DETAILS
Please remember to inform the office in writing of any changes to addresses, current phone numbers, mobile, work,
home and emergency contact numbers, so your contact details are kept up to date. In the event of sickness or an
emergency, it is important that you can be contacted.
BOOKCLUB ISSUE 7 – DUE 24 OCT
Issue 7 brochures have been distributed. These orders are due back to the school office by: FRIDAY
24 OCTOBER. Parents are encouraged to use the on-line payment system. Thank you for
supporting the bookclubs which has seen lots of free books placed into the library. Please take the
time to ensure that your child’s name and room number are written legibly on the order form.
ROSSMOYNE SHS NEWSLETTERS FOR YEAR 6 & 7 STUDENTS
Rossmoyne SHS newsletters for students entering Year 7 or Year 8 next year are published on our website under
“Notes”. Parents are urged to look at these newsletters and contact Rossmoyne SHS for any clarification or further
information.
SHELLEY PRIMARY SCHOOL NEWSLETTER
A reminder to all participants that items for the newsletter should be received BY MONDAY morning. The Newsletter
is mostly put together on Monday so it would be really appreciated if those that wish something to appear in the
newsletter could plan with this in mind. Any item for the newsletter should be fully composed and addressed to
[email protected] please with the subject as “SPS Newsletter Item”. Thank you for your cooperation.
ROAD SAFETY REMINDER: SPEEDING IN SCHOOL ZONES
Hitting a vehicle or object at 50 km/h is equivalent to dropping a car from a three-storey building. This shows the
importance of travelling at 40 kilometres an hour when driving in school zones. The Road Safety Council and School
Drug Education and Road Aware are urging schools to remind their local communities to slow down and travel at safe
speeds when dropping off and picking up children from school.
CANTEEN CORNER
SEE NEW SUMMER MENU BELOW
We hope you all enjoyed a break from the routine over the holidays. Please look out for our new summer menu
attached below and it is also available on the school website. Make sure you throw out the old one, to avoid confusion.
We are offering some delicious new items and some old favourites. Maybe your child would like to try the veggie
pastie for lunch on Friday, or cucumber sticks with salsa at recess. We handed out some samples of the new
veggie savoury jaffles last term and they were a big hit. Chicken Burritos were so popular on our recent Mexican Day
that we have decided to add them to the menu every Wednesday. There is also a return of an old favourite: spaghetti
and cheese jaffles!
We are planning to run specials from time to time, so look out for details in the newsletter and on the blackboard
outside the canteen.
As a reminder: recess orders for Kindy and Pre-Primary children will be delivered to their classrooms. All other
children need to collect their recess orders from the canteen window at recess. All lunch orders are delivered to the
classrooms.
Regards, the Canteen Committee
CANTEEN ROSTER
FOURTH TERM
WEEK
1
2
3
MONDAY
WEDNESDAY
15 Oct
Helen Nolan
Susan Buckby
22 Oct
Lynne Rogers
Michele Bridger
29 Oct
Sasha Kelly
Sharon Madlener
School Development
20 Oct
Apple Leicester
Carolyn Warburton
27 Oct
Marina Pesticcio
Jane Wright
FRIDAY
17 Oct
Lou McCartin, Julie Cooper
Bernie Hartley
24 Oct
Belinda Howlett, Paula Hamer
Nicole Hansen
31 Oct
Lou McCartin, Sue Buchel
Penny Williams
P & C NEWS
UNIFORM OPEN DAYS
8:30am – 9:00am
STUDENT SCHOOL BANKING DAY
Friday, 17 October – Term 4
TUESDAY BEFORE SCHOOL
Please note that the uniform shop is located
next to the Canteen
AT 8:30AM IN (A BLOCK)
P & C MEETING
TUESDAY 21 OCTOBER
7:30pm in staff room.
All welcome to attend.
COMMUNITY NEWS
LEARN TO SAIL AT SHELLEY SAILING CLUB - STARTING SUNDAY 26 OCT 2014
Why don’t you try sailing on the Canning River, next to Shelley foreshore on Sunday mornings? Learn to sail in a safe
and fun environment. The waters at Shelley are a great place to learn to sail.
Sail courses for Kids start on the Sunday Oct 26 for 10 weeks. The club has boats. Book early as numbers have to be
limited. For Bookings or enquires please contact Nick Robinson 0428 193 775 or Warren Keating 0419 708 722 or
email Secretary@Shelleysailng club - www.shelleysailingclub.com.au
FREE ANTI-BULLYING AND MENTAL HEALTH SEMINAR PRESENTED BY HEATH BLACK
Bully Zero Australia Foundation - A safer nation for every generation.
When: 28th & 29th October
Where: The Lakes Theatre, Catalina Drive, Lakelands
Tickets: Free of charge, please note you must register each attendee online via www.antibullyingwa.info and obtain
a ticket to have access to this event.
The seminar has been broken up into different age groups, concluding with a seminar for parents and teachers on the
last night.
PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU SELECT THE CORRECT AGE GROUP EVENT WHEN REGISTERING FOR TICKETS
RIVERTON AQUANAUTS SWIMMING CLUB
The Club has just reformed and we would love to encourage swimmers of all ages and levels to come along and
participate in a fun night of swimming.
Swimmers can compete in any of the events below:
25m Butterfly
50m Butterfly
50m Backstroke
50m Breaststroke
50m Freestyle
100m Freestyle
Prizes will be given and raffles will also be run, and further information can be found on our website, including the
nomination form for the night
http://rivertonaquanauts.wix.com/swimming-club